Carton or holder for laundried articles.



N. J. GOODMAN. I CARTON 0R HOLDER FOB. LAUNDRIED ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1909.

942,201; Patented Dec. 7, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NATHAN J'. GOODMAN, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO SIMPLEX SELF HOLD- ING CARTON 00., OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

CARTON OR HOLDER FOR LAUNDRIED ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. '7, 1909.

Application filed March 3, 1909. Serial No. 481,043.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, NATHAN J. GOODMAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Cartons or Holders for Laundried Articles, of which the following is a specification containing a full, clear, and exact descripa l neat, clean and convenient manner without the use of devices.

To the above purposes, my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts Which will be hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in the claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a carton of my improved construction, the same being in an open position and ready to receive a shirt, or the like; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the carton, the same being partially folded; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the carton in a folded condition and pins, bands, or like fastening containing a laundried article; Fig. 4- is i an enlarged section taken on the hue 4+4:

of Fig. 3; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line 5 ofF g. 3.

Referring by numerals to the accompanyiug drawings: 1 designates the base of the carton, which is preferably constructed of comparatively stifl' card-board, or analogous material, rectangular in form and of such size as to readily accommodate a shirt or like article of wearing apparel when the same is folded after being laundried. Formed in the ends of the base 1 are transversely disposed slots 2.

The wrapper or inclosing member of the carton comprises a rectangular section 3 of thin transparent paper, or analogous material, the length of whichis approximately three times the width of the base 1, and one edge ofthe base v1 is attached to the section 3 by a suitable adhesive in such a manner as that said base 1 occupies a position on the central portion of the sectionthe base 1.

Secured to the ends of the section 3 are narrow strips 4, of card-board or analogous material, and the ends of one of these strips project beyond the sides of the section 3 to form tongues 5.

The cartons or holders thus constructed are delivered to the packer in a fiat open condition, as seen in Fig. 1, and the shirt or like article, after being properly folded, is positioned between the base 1 and the corresponding central portion of the wrapper section 3 with the bosom of the shirt immediately adjacent said wrapper section, which arrangement permits the front or bosom of the shirt to be seen through the transparent Wrapper section when the carton is properly folded.

The ends of the section 3 carrying the 7 strips 4; are now brought together above the central portion of the back 1, as shown in Fig. 2, and said end sections are now rotated to wind the end portions of the wrapper to get-her, thus taking up the extra material in the endportions of said wrapper, and when the strips 4 are brought into aposition immediately against the base 1, the tongues 5 are inserted through the slots 2 and said tongues are bent rearward beneath the base 1, thus securely fastening the folded ends of the wrapper section 3. Thus the shirt or inclosed article is held in a neat and con venient manner so that. it cannot become soiled as a result of handling during delivery, and as the wrapper section is formed of thin transparent material the bosom or front vof the shirt can be readily inspected by the customer, and the marks which are usually placed on the collar band of the shirt can be readily observed by the distributor of the laundried articles.

Cartons of my improved construction are particularly applicable for inclosing laundried articles, although they may be advantageously used for holding any articles of wearing apparel and the like which are displayed for sale and which are to be delivered to a customer in a neat and clean condition. 1

I claim:

1. A carton of theclass described, com,- prising a base of comparatively stifl' material, a wrapper section composed of a single i vided with curved slots and of comparasheet of thin, transparent flexible material secured to one edge of said base, the said base section being disposed approximately centrally of the wrapper section, and strips of stiff material secured to the terminal portions of the wrapper section.

2. A carton of the class described, comprising a base of comparatively stiff flexible material, a wrapper section composed of a. single sheet of thin, transparent material secured to one edge ot'said base so that about equal portions of the wrapper section project beyond the edges of the base, a strip of stifi' material secured to one side of the wrapper section, anda strip of stiff but flexible material secured to the opposite side of the wrapper section, the ends of which latter strip project beyond the wrapper section to form tongues for engaging the base of the carton when it is folded.

3. A carton of the class described, composed of a wrapper section of a single sheet of thin, transparent material, a base provided With slots and of comparatively heavy material, one edge of which is secured to said wrapper section so that said base occupies a position comparatively centrally of said wrapper section, a strip of stiff material secured to one side of said wrapper section, a strip of stifi but flexible material secured to the opposite side of said wrapper section, the ends of which strip project beyond the wrapper section for engaging the slots formed in the base section when folded.

4. A carton of the class described, composed of a wrapper section of a single sheet of thin, transparent material,a base protively heavy material, one edge of which is secured to said wrapper section so that said base occupies a position comparatively centrally of said wrapper section, a strip of stifl material secured to one side of said wrapper section, a strip of still but flexible 'material secured to the opposite side of said wrapper section, the ends of which strip project beyond the wrapper section for engaging the curved slots formed in the base section when folded.

5. A carton or the class described, comprising a wrapper section of a single sheet of thin, transparent material, a base section provided wlth curved slots and of comparatively heavy material, one edge of said base being secured to said wrapper section so that said base occupies a comparatively central position on said wrapper section, the length of the base being the same as the width of the central portion of the wrapper section, and the width of the wrapper section beyond the base being narrower than the length of the base section, a strip of still but flexible material secured to one side of the Wrapper section, itsends projecting be- NATHAN J. GOODMAN.

Witnesses:

M. P. SMITH, E. L. WALLACE. 

